New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-08

destroying Indian corn, which English
farmers cannot grow. They attack
the ears while in the milk, tearing off
the husk as far as they can and eating
the ends OF the ears. This, Of course,
spoils them for marketing. Growers
OF sweet corn are the worst sufferers,
/ as they often grow this crop in guam
titv near villages and cities, where the
sparrow finds shelter and food in Win.
terand is bred by the thousand in Sum
mer. Nothing but a war of extermi-
nation can fully meet this evil wher-
| ever it shows ITSELF
KEEP THE HANGERS CLEAN.
The more highbred and spirited the
horse the more dainty he will be about
his feed, and the greater care must be
taken to keep feed boxes and hangers
free from filth. Almost any scrub
would, however, refuse to eat out of
managers as they often are left, with
portions of the unconsumed hay or
| grain to be run over by the fowls while
the horse is away at work. This is a
too common condition of many farm
erS' stables at this season, when in
fcreasing warmth dulls the appetite
and makes soiled food doubly offensive
by its decay Many a hard-worked
horse gets off his feed, as it is said,
and grows poor from this cause alone.
More care should be taken at this sea-
Son to feed only what will be eaten
clean, either of hay, meal or grain.
If any remains when the horse is taken
| out in the morning to work it should
be removed from the feed box and
given to some other animal that will
eat it outside of the stable.
| IMPROVEMENT IN POTATOES.
The extraordinary increase in the
use Of potatoes as food which has &C.
Cured within the last thirty years is
not altogether due to changes in popu-
lar taste. We like potatoes better, it
is true, but it is because they are better.
The improvement in quality began with
the Goodrich Seedlings, whose mild
ness of flavor commended them to
many who had never been able to like
the coarse, strong favored varieties
which preceded them A potato cook
ing dry and mealy is, of course, now
the kind required by the best standard
of excellence, though some old people
learned in their youth to like the
embarrassing kinds, and still prefer
them. Those who like q sogggy, coarse
potato can have it in any OF the finest
varieties by leaving its top to be in
| jured by the potato bug, or otherwise,
Occaslonly we hear such persons prais-
| ing the coarsest growing varieties as
most in accordance with their deprav-
ed taste, but such people arc growing
fewer every year.
LICE ON POOR CALVES.
Currying calves with comb dipped
in kerosene is recommended as q good
way to cleanse them from lice. ANY
kind OF Oil will answer the same pur-
pose, as the yermin are killed by clos.
ing the pores through which they
breathe. The best of oils to DESTROY
lice on cattle is that which comes
through their skins as the result Of
good and careful feeding. Corn meal
and oil meal are excellent for this pur-
pose, making the coat glossy and Civ
ing the skin velvety softness indiea-
tive of thrift. But where animals are
very poor their digestion is weakened
| and strong or oily food must be given
with great care. A spoonful of lnseed
meal mixed with bran is enough to be-
| gin with. This, if digested, is better
than more, which would only clog the
stomach and make the coat more rough
and starry than before. 1t is a good
plan to give all young calves little
linseed meal. 1t promotes thrift and
and makes growth as we'll as fat 1t
is not safe to feed cotton-seed meal to
calves or any young stock, as they are
liable to be killed by overlooking with
it.-An1eric0a1 CatltjUator